2026 Painting Retreat
When was the last time you had a real summer? Not a long weekend. Not a vacation squeezed between obligations. A summer. The kind you had as a kid.
That’s the closest thing we can compare Paint Adirondacks to. It’s summer camp. For painters.
You arrive to the painting retreat on Saturday, June 6. The first night, there’s a welcome dinner — drinks, introductions, the easy hum of a group settling in. The next morning, you grab breakfast, pack a lunch, and head out with the group to paint.
No cooking. No dishes. No decisions beyond which view to paint next.
Evenings, everyone comes back together. Paintings get propped up around the room. Stories get told. Music gets played. Laughter carries late.
By the end of the week, you’ve done something most adults haven’t done in decades: You’ve had a summer. A real one. The kind you remember.
We have a spot for you: paintadirondacks.com
P.S.
There’s a waterfall in the Adirondacks called the Lower Flume. Moving water. Angular rocks. Soft light coming down through the trees. It’s the kind of scene that stops most painters cold, and it’s exactly where Don Demers sets up his easel. His new course, Painting Rocks and Water in Plein Air, is one of the most patient, thoughtful plein air demonstrations we’ve ever filmed. In this art video workshop, you’ll stand right next to Don while he builds the painting. You’ll see every stage, from his first thumbnail on gray paper to the final strokes. And the whole time, he’ll tell you exactly what he’s thinking and why.
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Announcement prepared for the web by Cherie Dawn Haas, Editor of Plein Air Today
